title: Application of a coaxial-like sensor for impedance spectroscopy measurements of selected low-conductivity liquids.
abstract: The paper presents a coaxial-like sensor operating in the 20 Hz-2 MHz frequency range used to determine the electrical properties of selected liquids of low electrical conductivity. Examined materials included low-concentrated aqueous solutions of potassium chloride, sodium chloride and trisodium citrate, which are common food additives. Impedance spectra of the measurement cell filled with particular liquids were obtained and analyzed using the electrical equivalent circuit approach. The values of physical quantities and parameters describing the equivalent circuit components, including a constant phase element, were calculated for each sample. The applied sensor was also calibrated for electrical conductivity measurements up to 8 mS/m. The constant phase element parameters differed among the studied solutions and concentrations. This may provide a basis for a detection method of small amounts of compounds, such as food additives in low-concentrated aqueous solutions. To demonstrate the potential of the presented method, samples of purchased mineral water and a flavored drink containing various additives were tested.
authors.affiliation: The Bohdan Dobrzański Institute of Agrophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland. a.szyplowska@ipan.lublin.pl.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szypłowska
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakonieczna
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilczek
authors.forename: Bartosz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paszkowski
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Solecki
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Skierucha
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages / Q000032:analysis*; D058266:Dielectric Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005503:Food Additives / Q000032:analysis*; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008900:Mineral Waters / Q000032:analysis*; D014159:Transducers
chemical_list: D005503:Food Additives; D008900:Mineral Waters